public land
noun
: land owned by a government
specifically
: that part of the U.S. public domain subject to sale or disposal under the homestead laws
Examples of public land in a Sentence
the management of public lands
The government will auction off 20 parcels of public land.
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Just 5% of that public land, most of which falls under the Bureau of Land Management, is permanently protected.
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Sally Krutzig, Idaho Statesman, 23 May 2024
The opinion and other decisions on Native religious rights on public lands are based on a 1988 ruling by the Supreme Court that held that putting a logging road through a sacred grove of trees did not pose such a burden to their First Amendment rights.
—Debra Utacia Krol, The Arizona Republic, 14 May 2024
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Sally Krutzig, Idaho Statesman, 23 May 2024
The opinion and other decisions on Native religious rights on public lands are based on a 1988 ruling by the Supreme Court that held that putting a logging road through a sacred grove of trees did not pose such a burden to their First Amendment rights.
—Debra Utacia Krol, The Arizona Republic, 14 May 2024
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“Public land.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/public%20land. Accessed 29 May. 2024.
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